Teroh's Vanguard
Creature — Human Nomad
Flash
Threshold — As long as there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, this creature has "When this creature enters, creatures you control gain protection from black until end of turn."
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Torment
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #30895
Teroh's Vanguard enters the battlefield and gives all creatures you control protection from black or from white until end of turn — a one-sided combat trick stapled to a 4/4 body for five mana. The rate is too slow and the effect too situational to earn a slot in most decks.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Teroh's Vanguard is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees virtually no play in any of them. In Commander, five mana for a conditional protection effect that doesn't protect permanents you don't control is too narrow — dedicated combat decks want Teferi's Protection or Akroma's Will instead. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a five-mana 4/4 with a marginal ability when those formats are decided before turn five.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Teroh's Vanguard is deep bulk — the price reflects demand, which is essentially zero. Don't expect that to change; the effect doesn't have a sleeper-hit profile.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.